";s:4:"text";s:19617:"If so, hes a major threat. In the race he ran almost the same trip as the winner except he was inside the whole time. 8 JOCKEY: Joel Rosario / TRAINER: Steven M. Asmussen RECORD: 7 starts: 4-2-0 TOP EQUIBASE SPEED FIGURE: 105 . He was trained by Todd Pletcher and has raced for Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable, and was bred in Kentucky, United States by South Gate Farm. The Medaglia dOro filly suffered an injury to her right front leg. Epicenter responded to the challenge from Zandon but could not match Rich Strike's closing kick. 2), New York Thoroughbred Breeding & Development Fund. Through it all the connections have been talking about shipping this one to Europe to run on turf. Then there's 2011 runner-up Nehro, who gained the lead in the Churchill Downs stretchsending Asmussen's heart racingbefore yielding to Animal Kingdom. ", Photo: Anika MiskarArmagnac gallops at Pimlico. Simplification horse rating and status. He went to the early lead and set sensible fractions. NBA Betting Guide for Wednesday 3/1/23: Will the Knicks Keep Winning? 1), Risen Star S. presented by Lamarque Ford (Gr. Trafalgar took two months off and ran in an allowance race at Fair Grounds on Dec. 2, instead of a stakes race as Epicenter did. [11] "It was a little different than his last race, as every fraction was perfect for him," said Winchell. McPeek, who won the COVID-delayed 2020 Preakness with the filly Swiss Skydiver over Kentucky Derby winner and eventual Horse of the Year Authentic, is scheduled to be at Pimlico Thursday morning. With only a couple chances left to earn points, it is time to start identifying contenders and pretenders. 1993 . Since the race was worth 50-20-10-5 points to the top four finishers, Epicenter probably is qualified for the Kentucky Derby, a goal that owner Ron Winchell had in mind from the day he paid $260,000 to buy the Not This Time colt as a yearling. Epicenter has been the most consistent and classy horse down the Road to the Kentucky Derby. One Mile and One Sixteenth He now enjoys sharing his passion with his wife and two young daughters who love going out to the track each and every summer. With Curlin, I just never dreamed he could get beat. Trafalgar shows a similar pattern to Epicenter, except he hasnt run in a stakes race yet. He was trained by Steven Asmussen and retired -> race for Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC, and was bred in Kentucky, United States by Westwind Farms. His current speed figure is among the top in the three year old crop. We will see what happens. Thoroughbred pedigree for Epicenter, progeny, and female family reports from the Thoroughbred Horse Pedigree Query. "We were able to drop him down in competition and just get him set up with a field that would be sort of a confidence booster for him," Yakteen said. Breeder: Winchell Farms Trainer: Steve Asmussen Owner: Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC Record: 6-4-1-0 But when you start running a 108, you can compete with anybody. This meant that White Abarrio tipped out first getting the third path into the lane while Charge it had to swing around to the 4th. This girl ran a respectable Arkansas Derby against the colts. Will Epicenter validate the belief he ran the best Kentucky Derby performance based on being relatively close to the hot pace? Five weeks later in the Breeders Cup Juvenile, once again Pappacap faced Corniche and while that one rolled wire-to-wire on top as the heavy favorite, Pappacap finished second of 11 in a fine effort, earning a career-best 95 figure in the process. He's hoping this might be the year that story finds a chapter that includes him. Of the horses out of the Rebel it is probably the one that I would like best. He broke slowly so jockey Joel Rosario moved him to the inside where he rated in third place. This runner won the Sunland Derby and did beat Messier last year, but I just dont trust this one. Saturday, January 22, 2022 Post Time 7:20 PM E.T. Winchell Thoroughbreds' Epicenter (Not This Time) put in his final work ahead of next week's GI Kentucky Derby with a five-furlong drill in 1:01.00 (3/6) at Churchill Downs Sunday.Over a muddy . Featured Tracks Special Race Coverage I thought Nehro was going to win it and Lookin At Lee was just unbelievable. This one just barely cracked the top 3 of the Louisiana Derby. Since the race was worth 50-20-10-5 points to the top four finishers, Epicenter probably is qualified for the Kentucky Derby, a goal that owner Ron Winchell had in mind from the day he paid $260,000 to buy the Not This Time colt as a yearling. "He traveled well. It is a wait and see for me on this one, but I lean pass. Meanwhile, Early Voting tracked the early pace set by Armagnac and moved to the lead entering the stretch, pulling well clear with an eighth of a mile remaining. Photo: Rick SamuelsEpicenter gallops at Churchill Downs. The euphoria of victory in a big race stifled by an injury to a stablemate on the undercard. He sent out Creator to victory in the 2016 Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets (G1). White Abarrio was impressive in the Florida Derby. "I also thought he took the Louisiana Derby extremely easilyin terms of how he came back from the test barn and went into the barn. There is plenty of intrigue with this years Preakness. New players, bet $5, win $100 on the Preakness and get Win Bet Insurance if your horse finishes 2nd or 3rd. Trained by Steve Asmussen Top Speed Figure: 97 Equibase Speed Figure This runner gave arguably the most impressive Kentucky Derby prep of the season thus far when he rolled late to take the Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds. Perhaps this is the year he can break through. They won the Kentucky Derby. Jockey: Carlos Eduardo Lopez
His best Beyer speed figure is tops in the field at 102,. Armagnac went gate to wire in the 1 1/16-mile race that followed a fourth-place finish in the April 9 Runhappy Santa Anita Derby (G1), 121/2 lengths behind stablemate Taiba. Ron's Winchell's father, Verne, who passed away in 2002, predicted his son would reach Churchill's most hallowed ground. After losing to Street Sense in the Derby, Curlin put it all together in an amazing stretch run in the Preakness to edge that rival. *All statistics on this page include results from all countries. Blue Kentucky finished third in the Sugar Bowl Stakes near the end of December and he too is trying two turns for the first time. It looked like it was easy for him in the moment.. I do love being a part of it and enjoy and appreciate every opportunity. "Just an easy gallop," Yakteen said. If you're in the business, this is a race you want to win. I am not convinced this one is a Derby winner. If ever there was a Derby Fever horse this might be the one. [16][17], After the race, Asmussen said he could not believe Epicenter had lost after he took the lead in the stretch. Some of them weren't fast enough and I've had others where it wasn't meant to be. I thought this horse would be written off due to the low speed figure earned in the last race. "Before he passed away, he would always talk about winning the Derby and the 2-year-olds we had coming up," Ron Winchell said. Just nice and quiet. The last three Preakness winners have gone to post with odds of 11/1, 11/1 and 6/1. He set fairly quick times as the pace setter in the UAE Derby and just didnt have the sustaining power to get the job done late. What a story. pic.twitter.com/26oaC8aBS3. Before he gets to Saturday, Asmussen will have a chance at his third Oaks win with undefeated champion juvenile filly Echo Zulu, a daughter of Gun Runner campaigned by L and N Racing and Winchell Thoroughbreds. Fresh off a cross-country trip from Southern California that saw him arrive in Baltimore Tuesday evening, Armagnac hit the ground running Wednesday. Also, horses that exited the Kentucky Derby that finished in the top half of the field own a sizable advantage coming into the Preakness, according to HRN. Even if she had won the race there was a strong possibility she was going to the Oaks instead. "I walked him this morning because he was feeling so good. Rosecroft Raceway Tawny Port (24-1), Slow Down Andy (7-1), Trafalgar (24-1), second choice Pappacap (7-2), Bodock (63-1) and Russian Tank (149-1) finished fifth through 10th in that order. Curlin would continue to reach racing's heights. You'll get the best projections in the business! He seemed more calm today, more mature, said Rosario, who also rode Epicenter in the Lecomte and a maiden victory last November at Churchill Downs. Epicenter held off Pappacap but was caught at the wire by Call Me Midnight, losing by a head. Also, horses that exited the Kentucky Derby that finished in the top half of the field own a sizable. "The only way I can explain it is, it just wasn't meant to be," Blasi said, adding of the torrid pace that included the first-quarter mile in a Derby-record :21.78, "I don't think anybody saw those fractions coming the first three-quarters of a mile of the race. This one couldnt beat Classic Causeway who didnt exactly flatter the Tampa Bay runners on Saturday. In fact, since first sending out ninth-place Fifty Stars for the 2001 Derby, the Racing Hall of Famer has moved into consideration for the "best trainer to not yet win the Derby" category behind his 23 starts without a victory in the Churchill Downs classic. Making his second start off the layoff, second over the Fair Grounds surface and second at this distance, Trafalgar draws one position inside Epicenter in the gate, and if in the final yards these two colts are neck-and-neck, Trafalgar may have the mental talent to post the mild upset and win. He's been very consistent in his training, very workmanlike, shows up and does his job. It doesn't bother him if he's here or there. The way he did it today, the mile and a quarter (of the Derby) shouldn't be a problem. The number in parenthesis after the horses name is the total number of Derby points earned to this point. And the tote board doesn't mean a. In 2022 he won the Risen Star, Louisiana Derby, Jim Dandy and Travers Stakes. When he was caught by Call Me Midnight at the wire last month in the Lecomte (G3), he went out in 23.40 and 47.01. Considering the win was at Fair Grounds and at the distance of the Lecomte and Epicenter is making only his fourth career start and second around two-turns, this colt is the one to beat in the Lecomte. Asmussen loves the natural talent of Epicenter, noting that if you only looked at numbers, you'd think Epicenter was training harder than some of his previous Derby contenders.
"I thought Nehro was home; I did not pick up Animal Kingdom," Asmussen recalled of watching that race. The Grade 2, $400,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes , t Hallandale Beach, Fla. Trainers always are searchi Before handicapping the Grade 2, $400,000 San Feli History (1875-2022 Derby Results & Videos), Breeders' Cup Super Screener - Expert Picks. This means he will now have the chance to get to the Derby by winning the Santa Anita Derby. In that race he ran into Corniche, who had just galloped in his maiden win and was the prohibitive favorite. "[12], On March 26, Epicenter went off as the even-money in the Louisiana Derby. Pappacap is notable not because of his two runner-up efforts last fall but because those efforts came against unbeaten and untested Corniche in the G1 American Pharoah Stakes and in the G1 Breeders Cup Juvenile. We thought that about him all along, right from the beginning, Winchell said. Asmussen would love to help make Verne Winchell's prediction come true Saturday evening at Churchill but he's also appreciative of what he's accomplished as well as his racing family. The diagnosis took the edge off a satisfying climax to the night for Asmussens team. And I was like, 'You're just being a pessimist. Fern Circle Stables, Back Racing, and Magdalena Racing's allowance optional claiming winner Creative Minister was feeling good Wednesday in his first visit to the track. While this horse seems to be coming along nicely, the likelihood that he can make that kind of jump in a short time just seems like a reach. "It's a big hole; he wants to fill it," Winchell said. Epicenter closed steadily, first on the inside and then to the outside as Early Voting shifted towards the rail. [6] He returned on November 13 in another maiden special weight at Churchill Downs, this time at a distance of one mile. There are 10 stakes races Saturday at Pimlico including the $1.5 million Preakness Stakes in Race 13. Find everything you need to know about horse racing at Equibase.com. [5], Epicenter made his first start on September 18, 2021, in a maiden special weight race at Churchill Downs over seven furlongs. "Then "I saw [Rich Strike], and I'm like, 'No! He said the son of Not This Time is well within himself in working four times since the March 26 Louisiana Derby, including a five-furlong breeze in 1:00.80 April 17 at Churchill. Following the Saudi Cup, I wrote about the rise of Japanese runners. "This year's Oaks and Derby are extremely exciting in terms of how strong the races look and how well all of the horses are doing going into them. Early Voting Gallops "He is tired right now," Rivera said. If there was any question about Epicenter, it was whether he would go too fast. If you like California speed, this might be your play. Owner: Vivian E. Rall
There's one Derby a year. On the final turn, he moved to the outside and began closely steadily, striking the lead near the head of the stretch. The trouble is that this one is pointed to the Bay Shore instead of the Wood which implies this one wont be pointed toward the Derby anyway. That's not to say Asmussen hasn't enjoyed plenty of spring success. Post time at 7:01 p.m. Trafalgar finished second in his debut last summer at the same seven furlong distance that Epicenter finished sixth in his debut. The rest of the field, with their best Equibase Speed Figures, is Blue Kentucky (94 in sprints), Call Me Midnight (89), Cyberknife (91), Presidential (79), Surfer Dude (92 sprinting) and Unified Report (90 sprinting). He also finished second as the favorite in both the 2022 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. These runners are often way over bet. Maybe needed to be a tad closer early, trainer Kenny McPeek said. "One particular moment he said, 'I won't win it, but you will.' He was sired by Not This Time, a graded stakes winner who finished second in the 2016 Breeders' Cup Juvenile before his career has cut short by injury. It was one of those evenings that even the most successful trainers must endure from time to time. If you don't learn to turn the page in this game, you're going to have a lot of sleepless nights. I thought the trip might have settled him down a little bit," he added. Breeder: Southern Equine Stables, LLC. I was really happy with him coming home," Hernandez said. The colt currently has 0 Kentucky Derby points but was transferred out of the Bob Baffert barn. La Crte is comfortable and weight bearing, a Tweet from owner Stonestreet Stables said Saturday night. This time, Rosario said Epicenter was more relaxed. "He was nice and comfortable and you just hope he'll finish the race, which he did. 2009-2023 numberFire, Inc. Certain headlines thanks to Rotoworld. With his regular exercise rider Marino Garcia up, Early Voting went out to the track at 8:30 a.m. The lone win came at 6 furlongs in the Zia Park Derby. "So I literally know what it feels like to think you're going to win the Derby, but it didn't happen.". Breeder: Vivian E. Rall. Print; Tweet Email. He continued to draw away down the stretch to win by 5+14 lengths over Cyberknife, with Zandon in third and Rich Strike fourth. Epicenter had the lead into the deep stretch before huge 80-to-1 longshot Rich Strike stole the show with a late rally along the inside to win and leave Epicenter as runner-up. Her next pre-Oaks start has yet to be determined, whereas Epicenter will return for the Louisiana Derby. Proprietary to and 2023 Equibase Company LLC. He continued to draw away and won easily by 2+12 lengths over Zozos. He looked good out there. She has a condylar fracture that is a good candidate for repair. He started jumping and feeling good, so I said to the groom, 'Let's put the saddle on him and take him to the track. 2022 PREAKNESS STAKES BETTING PROFILES TOP CONTENDERS. She will be monitored through the night, and we will update (Sunday).. Epicenter, perhaps his best chance to win his first Kentucky Derby, led from gate to wire in a dominant, 2 3/4-length triumph in the Grade 2, $400,000Risen Star Stakes. Is there a long shot lurking in the wings to run by them all? On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. "The Derby is an event, a 20-horse race under circumstances they'll never have to be in ever again. ', "It's typical of him. He took two starts to break his maiden. Epicenter ran arguably his best race this year in the Kentucky Derby and finished strong despite other horses fading through fast fractions. Trainer Steve Asmussen has come so close to Kentucky Derby (G1) glory that he briefly has experienced the feeling of winning the race. This is another Brad Cox who looks alright on paper. He finished second by three-quarters of a length to one of the biggest upset winners in the history of the Derby. Now this is where the two colts paths diverge. Jockey Corey Lanerie tried to find room between rivals as he turned Smile Happy into the homestretch. "It's become a lot more emotional for me because of how blessed we've been and the success that we've hadthe excitement of everybody coming for the Derby and feeling like you have a chance. The problem is that the race didnt come up that fast and trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. is a beast at Gulfstream Park. 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